Riachão do Jacuípe weather in January

In January, Riachão do Jacuípe sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 57 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Riachão do Jacuípe's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Riachão do Jacuípe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:28 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
62%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Riachão do Jacuípe reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23323
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283323
293423
303423
313423

How January really feels in Riachão do Jacuípe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Riachão do Jacuípe weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°577.812.63.5
Feb33° / 23°43812.43.4
Mar33° / 23°549.612.13.5
Apr31° / 22°4111.711.74.1
May29° / 21°3611.311.55.1
Jun28° / 20°3211.311.36.0
Jul27° / 19°2610.111.46.4
Aug28° / 19°22811.66.1
Sep30° / 20°165.311.95.3
Oct32° / 21°19412.34.3
Nov33° / 22°42612.53.8
Dec33° / 22°446.312.73.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54753
64753
74753
84753
94654
104654
114753
124654
134753
144654
154654
164753
174753
184753
194753
204753
214753
224753
234852
244852
254753
264951
274951
284951
295050
305050
315149

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Riachão do Jacuípe gets around 57 mm of rain over 7.8 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 25% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
121
221
322
423
523
624
724
824
925
1025
1125
1225
1325
1425
1526
1626
1726
1826
1926
2026
2126
2226
2326
2426
2526
2626
2726
2826
2926
3026
3126

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1147313
2147214
3147214
4147214
5147115
6137215
7137215
8137116
9137116
10137116
11137017
12137017
13137017
14136918
15136918
16136819
17136819
18136720
19136720
20136720
21136621
22136621
23136621
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26136621
27136621
28126721
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30126721
31126721

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
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1911calm
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2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:20 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:206:01
212.75:216:02
312.75:216:02
412.75:226:02
512.75:226:03
612.75:236:03
712.75:236:03
812.75:246:04
912.75:246:04
1012.75:256:04
1112.65:266:04
1212.65:266:05
1312.65:276:05
1412.65:276:05
1512.65:286:05
1612.65:286:06
1712.65:296:06
1812.65:296:06
1912.65:306:06
2012.65:306:06
2112.65:316:06
2212.65:316:06
2312.65:326:06
2412.65:326:07
2512.65:336:07
2612.65:336:07
2712.65:336:07
2812.55:346:07
2912.55:346:07
3012.55:356:07
3112.55:356:07

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.06 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Riachão do Jacuípe?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Riachão do Jacuípe. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Riachão do Jacuípe in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Riachão do Jacuípe sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Riachão do Jacuípe in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Riachão do Jacuípe peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Riachão do Jacuípe?

Riachão do Jacuípe sits at 11.8°S, 39.4°W, 217 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Conceição do Coité, 29 km away.

Topography around Riachão do Jacuípe

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Riachão do Jacuípe.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Riachão do Jacuípe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 222 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 609 m.

The land around Riachão do Jacuípe is covered by grassland (82%) within 3 km, grassland (93%) within 16 km, and grassland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
609 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Conceição do Coité 29 km · Serra Preta 40 km · Serrinha 44 km · Valente 45 km · Barrocas 46 km · Santa Bárbara 48 km · Ipirá 55 km · Teofilândia 56 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / N
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,713
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 482
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%Evangelical 27%none 9%other 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Riachão do Jacuípe (-11.8069°, -39.3856°, elevation 217 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).